SC Annual School McBee High Chesterfield County Report Card Grades: 7-12 Enrollment: 465 Principal: Paul Anderson Summary Superintendent: Dr. John E. Williams Board Chair: Chad Vick Comprehensive detail, including definitions of ratings, performance criteria, and explanations of status, is available on www.ed.sc.gov and www.eoc.sc.gov PERFORMANCE as well as school and school district websites. Printed versions are available from school districts upon request. YEAR ABSOLUTE RATING GROWTH RATING PALMETTO GOLD/SILVER AWARD AYP STATUS NCLB IMPROVEMENT STATUS 2008 Good Good TBD Met N/A 2007 Good At-Risk N/A Not Met N/A 2006 Good Average N/A Met N/A ABSOLUTE RATINGS OF HIGH SCHOOLS WITH STUDENTS LIKE OURS* EXCELLENT GOOD AVERAGE BELOW AVERAGE AT-RISK 4 6 27 1 0 * Ratings are calculated with data available by 02/17/2009. Schools with Students like Ours are High Schools with poverty indices of no more than 5% above or below the index for this school. HIGH SCHOOL ASSESSMENT PROGRAM(HSAP) EXAM PASSAGE NAEP PERFORMANCE* RATE(%): SECOND YEAR STUDENTS * Performance reported for SC and nation, data not available at school level. High Schools with Percentages at NAEP Achievement Levels. Our High School Students Like Ours READING ± GRADE 8 (2007) 2007 2008 2007 2008 Passed 2 subtests (%) 74.4% 82.7% 76.7% 79.6% South Carolina 31 44 23 2 Passed 1 subtest (%) 11.5% 9.9% 13.1% 11.0% Nation 27 43 27 2 Passed no subtests (%) 14.1% 7.4% 10.5% 9.3% % Below Basic % Basic, Proficient, and Advanced HSAP PASSAGE RATE (%) BY SPRING 2008 Below Basic Basic Proficient Advanced High Schools with Students Our High School Like Ours MATH ± GRADE 8 (2007) 96.2% 93.6% South Carolina 29 39 24 7 ON-TIME GRADUATION RATE Nation 30 39 24 7 High Schools with Students Our High School Like Ours % Below Basic % Basic, Proficient, and Advanced Below Basic Basic Proficient Advanced Number of students 59 253 Number of Diplomas 48 186 Rate (%) 81.4% 73.0% SCIENCE ± GRADE 8 (2005) END OF COURSE TESTS - 2008 South Carolina 46 31 21 2 % of students scoring 70 or High Schools with Our High School Nation 43 30 24 3 above on: Students Like Ours Algebra 1/Math for the % Below Basic % Basic, Proficient, and Advanced 79.1% 73.2% Below Basic Basic Proficient Advanced Technologies 2 English 1 50.5% 61.3% Physical Science 55.2% 53.3% All Tests 63.1% 62.7% SC PERFORMANCE GOAL 2010 Goal: By 2010, SC’s student achievement will be ranked in the top half of the states nationally. To achieve this goal, we must become one of the fastest improving systems in the country. 2020 Goal: TBD Abbreviations Key N/A Not Applicable N/AV Not Available N/C Not Collected N/R Not Reported I/S Insufficient Sample TBD To be determined NI Newly Identified CSI Continuing School Improvement CA Corrective Action RP Plan to Restructure R Restructure DELAY School Improvement Status HOLD School Improvement Status McBee High [Chesterfield County] SCHOOL PROFILE REPORT OF PRINCIPAL AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL High Schools Median Our School Change from Last Year with Students High Like Ours School We continued to have many successes at McBee High Students (n=465) School. Overall, the Class of 2008 received $570,900 in scholarships. Our students made progress through our Retention rate 6.0% Down from 12.0% 6.2% 6.1% reading initiatives. The Summer Reading Program is in its Attendance rate 93.0% Down from 93.8% 95.0% 95.0% 6th year, and again we amassed over 20,000 points in our Eligible for gifted and talented 9.9% Down from 10.7% 11.1% 8.3% Accelerated Reader Program. With disabilities other than speech 10.2% Up from 9.9% 13.6% 13.0% Out-of-school suspensions or expulsions for violent 1.5% Up from 0.2% 1.7% 1.5% We participated in a Technology Initiative that provided &/or criminal offenses each 7th grade student at McBee High with a laptop. The Enrolled in AP/IB programs 11.4% Up from 7.6% 11.4% 11.4% 7th grade was also involved in a cooperative learning Successful on AP/IB exams N/A N/A 49.2% 54.3% exercise called Project-Based Learning. Eligible for LIFE Scholarship 26.7% Down from 57.5% 32.2% 30.5% Annual dropout rate 7.6% Up from 2.9% 4.3% 3.5% We continued to explore the realm of technology by adding Career/technology students in co-curricular 55.8% Down from 72.8% 4.3% 3.1% thirteen Promethean Boards in various subject-area organizations classrooms and hope to expand this effort to even more Enrollment in career/technology courses 274 Up from 269 563 559 classrooms in the coming year. Career/technology students attaining technical skills 79.1% Down from 83.0% 77.4% 79.6% Teachers (n=33) Our football team made it to the playoffs this year and Teachers with advanced degrees 57.6% Up from 51.5% 56.2% 57.4% captured the first ever playoff victory in the history of Continuing contract teachers 87.9% Up from 84.8% 73.2% 69.6% McBee High School. The baseball and softball teams were Teachers with emergency or provisional certificates 3.1% Down from 3.2% 7.9% 8.7% involved in playoff races that came down to the wire. Teachers returning from previous year 94.0% Up from 93.1% 87.0% 85.0% Teacher attendance rate 95.5% Down from 96.7% 95.5% 95.4% The big news in testing is that the End of Course (EOC) Average teacher salary $47,045 Up 6.1% $46,180 $46,061 test now replaces the SAT average on the high school report card. So not only does the EOC test count 20% of a Classes not taught by highly qualified teachers 0.0% No Change 2.1% 4.3% student’s final grade, it will have a significant impact on our School high school report card. Principal's years at school 1.0 Down from 10.0 3.0 3.0 Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 23.6 to 1 Down from 24.3 to 1 26.2 to 1 25.4 to 1 Paul Anderson, Principal Prime instructional time 86.6% Down from 89.1% 88.8% 89.1% James M. Sisson, School Improvement Council Chairman Dollars spent per pupil* $6,806 Down 3.5% $7,037 $7,279 Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries* 59.3% Up from 56.5% 55.4% 55.3% Percent of expenditures for instruction* 63.6% Up from 63.4% 60.5% 60.8% Opportunities in the arts Good No Change Excellent Excellent SACS accreditation Yes No Change Yes Yes Character development program Excellent Up from Below Average Good Good Modern Language Program Assessment N/A N/A Good Good Classical Language Program Assessment N/A N/A Good Average % of AYP objectives met 100.0% 93.7% 90.5% * Prior year audited financial data available. EVALUATION RESULTS Teachers Students* Parents* Number of surveys returned 32 53 61 Percent satisfied with learning environment 90.6% 88.7% 85.2% Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 96.9% 92.5% 79.7% Percent satisfied with school-home relations 81.3% 84.9% 68.4% *Only students at the highest high school grade level at this school and their parents were included. Comprehensive detail, including definitions of rating, performance criteria, and explanations of status, is available on www.ed.sc.gov and www.eoc.sc.gov as well as school and school district websites. Printed versions are available from school districts upon request. Abbreviations Key N/A Not Applicable N/AV Not Available N/C Not Collected N/R Not Reported I/S Insufficient Sample TBD To be determined NI Newly Identified CSI Continuing School Improvement CA Corrective Action RP Plan to Restructure R Restructure DELAY School Improvement Status HOLD School Improvement Status 02/17/09-1301006.